News

December 5, 2002

Santa Claus Shame

By Staff

Beach Grill started the charge to change Santa Claus Lane's image to a "seaside village motif." That change removed the lane's namesake decaying statue of jolly old St. Nick from atop the Toy Land toy store, but the Gril...

December 5, 2002

UC Merced Institutes New Recycling Program

By Justin Scott

UC Merced, the newest addition to the University of California, is expected to begin its involvement in a recycling program aimed at reducing waste this week.

December 5, 2002

Police Reports: December 6, 2002

By Staff

Because no one answered the door and because they had always wanted to do it, deputies kicked open the front door of the house and burst in with a blaze of glory.

November 26, 2002

UCSB Set to Purchase FT

By Jason La

The university and the current owners of the property, College Park Communities, have agreed on a price and are currently working to complete the necessary paperwork.

November 26, 2002

SB Fails to Break Trojans

By Keith Busam

So close, yet so far away.The #7 UCSB women's volleyball team battled #1 USC for as long as the Gauchos could hold on, but in the end, it just wasn't enough.

November 26, 2002

Audit Reveals A.S. Operated in Debt for Last 2 Years

By Nathan Clarke

The audit found that A.S. does not currently have enough funds to cover Trustee Accounts for the student groups that receive funds through A.S.

November 26, 2002

SB Charities To Provide Holiday Turkey Dinners

By Jennifer B. Siverts

For students wanting to avoid their drunken extended families' slurs this holiday, the Salvation Army is in need of some givers this Thanksgiving.

November 26, 2002

Hemp Producers, DEA Face Off in Court

By Kristina Ackermann

Hempwise and other organizations that sell products containing hemp will be able to stay in business for now, pending an expected victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

November 26, 2002

Outreach Program Relocates to I.V.

By Sara Smith

The YMCA Street Outreach Program - which administers to homeless, runaway and at-risk teens - transferred its headquarters to the I.V. Teen Center in September after it took over management of the center from Zona Seca, ...

November 26, 2002

Group Promotes Women in Science

By Magali Bourget

WISE offers career information for students, holds monthly meetings, raises funds to send WISE members to national conferences and provides a mentoring program.

November 26, 2002

County Split Boosters To Try Again Later

By Marisa Lagos

After months on the front line of signature-gathering, the group that hopes to put a county split on the ballot is scrapping its efforts and beginning anew in the new year.

November 26, 2002

Toy Drive Collects Gifts for I.V. Kindergartners

By Michelle Kuhn

Not every kid in Isla Vista leaves town for the holidays. Not every kid wakes up to a pile of presents under a Christmas tree. Not every kid gets what they want most of all.

November 26, 2002

November 27, 2002

By Staff

Thursday, Nov. 21, at 2:15 a.m.: While patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers noted a 26-year-old man carrying what appeared to be bags of frozen chicken.

November 25, 2002

Trash Facility Shows Green Side in Name

By Daniel Haier

The South Coast Transfer Station, more commonly known as the "city dump," has changed its name to the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station to reflect the growing percentage of waste that the facility recycles.

November 25, 2002

UC To Pick New President

By Alexia Underwood Reporter

Last week, UC President Richard Atkinson announced plans to retire next October, and the nationwide search for a replacement has already begun.

November 25, 2002

Admit Process Changes Little

By Travis Hunter

A recent UC faculty report found a new admissions system designed to encourage students to demonstrate "total excellence" is, well, totally excellent because it didn't change much.